Rolling knight | hollow knight + rolling girl animation

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After a month's worth of frenetic work, it's finally done. I now present my first legit animation to you
Music: Rolling Girl (nano version)
Programs: flipaclip, procreate and ibispaint (also lightworks but im not gonna talk about that)
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[@bungertheboring2037]

A depressing game with a lightheart fandom. Good combination

[@bungertheboring2037]

Yuy

[@jesusvilla5907]

its funny cuz the song used in this video is said to revolve around broken dreams and suicide. So i say the tone fits.

[@starspeaker6757]

Sometimes I forget the actual game is death, pain, suffering and "Now I'm also sad"

[@bungertheboring2037]

@@starspeaker6757 want a hug?

[@drclockworks4280]

@@bungertheboring2037 bring it on grimm

[@brokenvesselenthusiast6833]

I’m a simple man. I see Broken Vessel rolling down a hill with Little ghost and Greenpath Vessel I click, but this would look so wholesome if you know, it didn’t look so painful.

[@iamme2739]

Concussion

[@CosmicTherian]

Greenpath Vessel? I think you confused something because there’s no Greenpath Vessel..... OH WAIT YOU MEAN HORNET

[@_Jackie_Jackalope_]

@@CosmicTherian i think he means the vessel hornet was in front of when you fight her in Greenpath

[@That-guy-27]

@@CosmicTherianwith the crack in its shell

[@Elizabeth-sv1ui]

3:12 HK: hey guys dad made dinner **hornet and ghost follow**

[@Elizabeth-sv1ui]

holy guacamole this is the most liked comment I’ve made with a heart. Thanks y’all.

[@vigilabo3007]

Taylor Magee *spaghetti and buzzsaws*

[@sprout5858]

And some lifeblood

[@Joel-ns5fq]

Gracie Adonis but isn’t the little bug the father and the siblings?

[@douglashoffmann5943]

Joel 564 hollow knight is ghosts (litterally) bigger sibling and hornet is their sister, pale king is their father

[@nicobychok1037]

"There's no dung defender rolling" You've lost my respect "Giggle at the dreamers rolling" And just like that you've win it again

[@crabtime43]

Monomon had to be the funnyist lol

[@TheRealMqngo]

Ghost at the end: STOP hornet:? Hollow knight: ??????

[@fiendfi7119]

nah, he just stuck the landing and posed

[@Qynziddly]

Fun fact the player is called "Vessel"

[@nircraftroniboom6209]

@@Qynziddly the player is nameless, he IS a vessel and so is the hollow knight

[@Qynziddly]

@@nircraftroniboom6209 The game LiTTERALY SAYS "You Are The Vessel"

[@fiendfi7119]

@@Qynziddly that was for THK

[@itsmepxl1151]

This video gives me massive anxiety Because it looks like they fell down a hill and cant stop

[@rafaelrivera2618]

Like those moments where you used your Dash and the Double jump and there is no enemy down you to attack?

[@dragopenguin]

It makes me think of the movie Hot Rod.

[@AzureWoes]

Rafael Rivera like when you get your shit pushed by a primal aspid and then do a jitterbug and fall all the way to the bottom of the kingdom’s edge ?

[@primaltraaspid2966]

@@AzureWoes that happens a lot i've started counting the times that happens its up to 50 times now i probably just suck at platforming

[@betterthenallofu]

A Primal Aspid but your name is literally primal aspid

[@brightstars_quest]

1:12 the Dreamers have gotten tired of Monomon correcting every little mistake,so they pushed her down hill. Herrah and Lurien fall,and end up rolling down the hill with Monomon.

[@lizzumtv]

This is perfect, Team cherry is crying tears of joy

[@brewb_]

Huh hi dude

[@kowloonfox1190]

I’m laughing in public help,

[@seekerlemm875]

Wow small world

[@HomemadeArtistry]

About a whole Cities worth

[@fadedice5137]

It is perfect

[@crunchygrunchy5741]

Oh wow. I laughed because I thought this was funny before I remembered just how dark the game is. Whenever I noticed that THK wasn't showing any emotion like Ghost was in this animation it made me extremely sad, remembering that they had to suppress their emotions and keep from emoting so they wouldn't be thrown down into the abyss with their less fortunate siblings. And ghost! How long did they spend down in the abyss? They must've been trapped in there for ages before they found an exit. It's shameful how the Pale King just discarded his children like that. I should go to sleep..

[@jacobfreeman5444]

He was desperate. He was besieged on all sides by a force he couldn't combat. So he turned to the one sure thing he had. The progeny to be. How could he know his goal was doomed from the start by the very methods he used to try and succeed? I think those discarded children were not resentful, but mournful they could not live up to his expectations. That they could not lift the despair from him. And perhaps he knew this. A terrible burden indeed. We can see he did bear some affection for them in his memory. How oppressive his own fear and guilt must have been, especially at the end.

[@lorenzoartegiani5258]

The song is depressing too, so there's no problem I guess

[@keeperscripts]

I love how the knight gradually learns to control the roll! Like it starts as panicked fumbling, and then they’re doing acrobatic stunts. Beautiful work you made here!

[@Nu1l.]

Oh thanks for pointing that out I have never noticed!

[@MrFish4196]

Lonely girl, Alone inside her head Her dreams slip through her fingers again Thoughts collide as she turns inside her bed Clawing ‘round and around Clawing ‘round and around “I’ll be fine” She whispers in her sleep The words are drowned inside of her pain Failure again Failure again Looking for ways but lost in a haze of Endless rolling days One more time One more time I’m gonna roll just one more time A voice in her head A voice in her head Screaming all the words that were left unsaid “Will it ever end?” “It may never end.” Nobody can tell what’s lying ahead So let me take your breath away now Rolling girl, An endless road ahead The days just blend The colors entwine She sees the signs But they pass her by again Fading like a mirage Fading like a mirage “I’ll be fine” She whispers in her wake The words are lost inside of her brain This is your chance So take it or leave it The only real failure is giving up here now Even before you’ve tried One more time One more time She begs to be rolled just one more time I can’t be done yet Can’t be done yet Soundless are the words that were left unsaid “Will it ever end?” “All in good time.” The tunnel in your head is nearing the end So hold your breath just one last time now One last time One last time “I’m gonna roll just one last time” A voice in her head Voice in her head Laughing out the words that were finally said Will it ever end? This will be the end. All the misery will pay off in the end So take just one last breath And let go

[@caetanocapelezzo]

Thank you! Its hard to hear the lyrics being new to english

[@caetanocapelezzo]

@BYRON spalti Thanks

[@FormaldeHyena]

therapist: Hornet's body under her cloak isn't real, it can't hurt you. Hornet's body under her cloak:

[@kluocduoc9835]

wheat

[@istolethispfpfromreddit]

"Keep rolling, rolling, rolling, rolling, rolling, keep rolling, rolling, rolling..."x 183747383849 times. And that's basically a dark souls 3 Pvp guide

[@istolethispfpfromreddit]

Good video thought. That was pure art❤

[@ultimatepronoob7320]

For scrubs lol (Nah jk you're actually kinda right lmao)

[@AdhielSutcliff]

No shit that’s how I beat the game

[@va-v]

1:20 Imagine you and your two brothers being happy, but then they die and you're the only one left. I felt that.

[@nickspencerfishingrodd2383]

wait what

[@lucylu3342]

Oh my god we had to kill ghost's infected brother

[@fuze7885]

@@ColeMOSauce yes

[@Ктоя-ь1м]

I would cry

[@draw2death421]

@@lucylu3342 yeah

[@patch3579]

YOU EVER WISH YOU COULD STEAL ALL THE LIKES FROM DUMB VIDEOS AND GIVE IT TO SOMETHING ACTUALLY GOOD really tho, i wish i could like it more than once this is amazing

[@senkosanfromjojosbizarread86]

Yes

[@MinTea14]

Epic pfp

[@patch3579]

@@MinTea14 lol thanks i didn't draw it hhh

[@dbgvhtcfrxd]

Patch 357 oh yo what’s up it’s that taco man you know xD funny to see you here

[@patch3579]

really? haha

[@lasagna3289]

lyrics: ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... *(no voice to sing rolling girl)*

[@drclockworks4280]

well played

[@douglashoffmann5943]

No mind to think it

[@AB-xx6gy]

no will to make

[@redacted1062]

I love the way hornet rolls it's so funny

[@jacobschott6955]

This leads directly into the Sibling Dance. I don’t make the rules.

[@LetTheCHAOSBeginICANDOANYT-s2w]

y e s

[@icedtoast8119]

Fun fact: the original song is made by an artist called wowaka. He uses a program called Vocaloid which is a vocal synthesizer that turns various sounds from people into voice banks that can be turned into different songs. Rolling girl is one of wowaka’s most popular songs. but he died of heart failure in 2019

[@orangepeel5661]

The work put into those paintings from 1:50 to 2:20 is absolutely amazing! They look so beautiful and have such an amazing atmosphere to them, that shot of Ghost looking up to the top of the Abyss and the stained glass mural are both stunning. The amount of love and care put into this animation is amazing.

[@GoodKnightNintendo]

Someone give this person a cookie! And the resources to make a full blown Hollow Knight cartoon!!! Great job!

[@tanahamann2076]

1:21 Me and the Bois falling into the Abyss be like:

[@j-man3267]

I was _just_ thinking that someone should make one of these, and then, like the god that you are, you made it! This is amazing and brilliantly animated! However, I'm gonna have to rank it 0/10 because of no best boi Quirrel. Hahahahaha, not really, This is absolutely perfect! 11/10!!!

[@alol_x4353]

yesyesyesyesyesyes they rol

[@roku_9074]

This makes me happy for no reason, most probably how beautiful it is

[@anxia-tea5846]

1:03 *Hornet has joined the chat.*

[@azuritesrestlesssdreams]

Yes

[@vocaloid1714]

I love the effort put into this, and the fact that the song fits the lore of the game You have not only pleased Team Cherry, but wowaka as well. (RIP wowaka)

[@moore7897]

"would i recommend this for long projects? no" you thought i wouldn't see, but i see e v e r y t h i n g. congrats on finishing it tho, the stained glass scroll turned out amazing.

[@DragoLancerot1337]

Honestly I loved this so much. The detail of strain being showed, expecially since the Knight is a impure vessel, mainly because they have a will to live. And just in total this is a beautiful piece. As you said in your discription, was there things to improve? Oh always, even high end production artists have room to improve, but that did not take away from the amazing piece.

[@airfriedtatertots]

2:30 I love the little detail here of how the knight on the left, presumably the hollow knight, doesn't express any of the little signs of emotion that ghost does. Endlessly holding back everything.

[@matthewm.7623]

I saw this video and thought "Hey. Some cute Hollow Knight characters rolling." And while I did get that, it was so so much better than I thought. Loved it.

[@thevoid6308]

This should be like a loading screen animation, it's just so good!

[@AdhielSutcliff]

Who wants to bug team cherry till they do it?

[@AdhielSutcliff]

YES

[@Nu1l.]

Heck yea

[@quimser]

alright should probably link the more hi res version of the art at 2:05 and 2:10, here quimser.tumblr.com/post/613603474409668608/forgot-to-post-this-earlier-its-from-the quimser.tumblr.com/post/610899226007846912/happy-3rd-anniversary-hollow-knight-got-some

[@hed446]

quimser hi

[@playcrazy767]

This is amazing keep posting it's awesome

[@Teeth_gatherer]

What fps did you use?

[@quimser]

ivy Talks ah oops, missed your comment for a whole month? it’s 8 fps for almost all of it. tbh it feels a tad slow, so if you want to do something similar and don’t mind doing all the extra work, you should knock it up a few frames

[@getsumi9206]

@@quimser sorry im late first neat job also BREAD i win xd

[@Abbys_Labs]

I thought this was the night falling into hollownest at first.

[@cheekyguy3991]

"Oh this, this is beautiful"

[@MrPatrickbuit]

I knew what this was going to be when I saw the title, and I was not disappointed. I do like the song for the original rolling girl better though

[@retrogradedsoul7304]

I've been wanting a hollow knight version of this for so long, this is better than expected

[@reneablackheart9563]

A depressing game with a depressing song The fandom turns both of those into happy

[@featherrarts5614]

The animation and art is so good!

[@afterwalker6773]

This is impressively well made. It would have been great even without the scene starting at 1:51, but you decided to go the extra mile and create it anyway.

[@quimser]

;))

[@theflamingcat]

this literally made my day

[@zomb_lee]

Theflamingcat ikr!

[@mano__diep1318]

the number of the times the knight rolls is the chance of falling from the top to the bottom with out touching platforms *%100*

[@AdhielSutcliff]

Not me tho I have the luck of cat or so my mother says

[@bungerbungerbunger246]

The moment I saw the other Ghost, I expected it's neck to snap later on in the video and just be Nosk.

[@sunyisdead]

i came here from instagram when i was checking the hollow knight tag and,,, i enjoyed this so much, rolling girl is one of my favorite musics and hollow knight is also my fav game, so for me its the perfect combination i absolutely love this, i could enjoy the entire animation, its very well drawn and animated :D

[@heath3328]

0:15 when you fall at a long section in path of pain

[@firer64]

Ghost looks so fucking proud of himself at the end it's adorable

[@actuallyEvilTwo]

Why did you put me through this suffering

[@Piixie_Hollow]

“One more time, one more time, I have to watch this one more time.”

[@spyrotlh2003]

i have got to say i really enjoyed this animation. i love how you included alot of different things to this. nice work :D (edit: 2:10 now i love this part with the stained glass.)

[@tapioca8436]

Watching the Knight tumble is just wonderful

[@egg7083]

One more time. One more time. I'm just gonna play this just one more time. *replays it 10 times*

[@olympianhero2005]

I like how the knights movements become more complex

[@thehollowpaladin2607]

This is a really good video! Maybe you should make another since it got so popular

[@quimser]

i am, it's been about two months since i started my last project. I tend to work in bursts in the beginning and get really tired of it near the end, so it takes quite a while for me to actually make longer (1+ minute) animations

[@thehollowpaladin2607]

@@quimser Ah, alright Well thanks for responding to my Comment quimser!

[@majora748]

don't worry guys, they cant take fall damage, unless they're a speed runner then its time loss.

[@kerria9wwa354]

Absolutely outstanding!! I love the movements! 💕💕 It must have been difficult to animate some of these characters rolling, so it amazes me how great this looks!

[@buddythemoth]

Never thought a meme like Rolling Girl could be so poetic

[@karaxt4829]

the knight : litterally falling endlessly everyone in hollownest:TIME TO GET FUNKY

[@ElPerroNegro97]

1:20 Oh look the three brothers :') 1:24 Oh... they died :'/

[@Nur-dw6yx]

I like how this is slightly slower than most rolling girl animations, because I would imagine horns would greatly impede rolling speed.

[@toldentops1430]

OH MY GOD!!!!! DUDE THIS IS SO GOOD

[@quimser]

Toldentops hey hey thanks! Love your stuff too like always!

[@wellingtonvictorneves5980]

Finally youtube recommends me something incredibly good.

[@NexTheForgettable]

How the heck can Hornet roll????????????

[@Mati-ox8dr]

SHAw

[@hauntershunter5336]

I've seen so many of these but this is undoubtedly one of the best out there. Good job.

[@romanshivtsov3284]

Stop, he's got horns, he's got to put them in the ground and stop (-_-) The animation is amazing , but the physicist is indignant at heart

[@quimser]

my best friend is currently a physics major and she didn't try to stop me. blame her

[@daguyiam5421]

r/whoosh

[@TheRealMqngo]

Well hornet joined in

[@CherryRubyUwU]

perfection doesn't even come to the feet of it

[@BLUE-iy7rg]

0:01 *im gamer in rytm game*IT IS HELL

[@Kn.77]

This is the best thing I have EVER seen. Thank you for creating this.

[@emmanuellemeynier4906]

I drawing and did animation too. That very pretty good luck for the next one ^^

[@Oscar-j6b]

That part with the other two vessels almost made me cry. Knowing your siblings have came back by the same decire to do the right thing and being able to see their faces again. The happiness that you feel might only be drowned by the fact they are death. That is if you had feeling to begging with.

[@_Celestial]

Rolling girl and carmelldansen was some of the 1st memes I seen in life and to see one of them with one of my favourite single player games just... feels right

[@Willyt-zz7sl]

This is what it feels like to miss a platform in the abyss and fall allllllllll the way down

[@ismaelfarah4820]

Where has this been all my life.

[@alostyen3867]

"Rolling around at the spin of sound"

[@ozzie6447]

1:21 I love this bit and I don’t know why

[@mrscreamlad6572]

The stained glass painting in this video is really nice.

[@haonnova]

He's just vibin, there is nothing wrong with that.

[@digistranger]

Hornet: This is the abyss. This is where you were bo- The Knight:

[@dorkatarmsetcetera9468]

Ogrim: *brushes away a tear* i taught you well

[@trulycryo6200]

how it feels when you finally found that perfect spot to do a perfect desoalate dive to the bottom of the abyss

[@trash-sidhe]

The constants of every Fandom Salt n pepper diner animatic That one thing animatic Rolling girl animation

[@bodydontfailmenow]

All the lore The dark bits. The theories. Yes. It's awesome.

[@RubyLoxolyte]

Saw this months ago before i knew about Hollow knight and now that ive played it this all makes *sense and i love*

[@stumpy1012]

This is stellar! I love all of the additions you've added to the "base" animation, it just looks that much better!! Great job!

[@LoganHarringtonYT]

This has made my day this is art in its most beautyful form

[@nickspencerfishingrodd2383]

first of all, cute and well done animation!!! second, it's kinda cute how at 2:16 the white *forgothername* has her hands on the head of the hollow knight

[@caty2428]

Its amazing to see hollow knight content is still been created, specially of this quality.

[@DreemyDreemz]

Exactly how it feels when you're platforming super high up AND FALL ALL THE WAY BACK DOWN DORNRJWEKW

[@darkfeeels]

I absolutely love this! You made it so beautifully with love. I hope this blows up

[@atheismgaming17]

Ghost breakdancing is amazing.

[@ikonium]

I once read that every fandom have their version of rolling girl, i guess Hollow Knight just got theirs, and it's amazing !

[@DerRiese625]

I love hollow knight, genuinely my favorite game, so when hollow knight animation, I happy

[@syuden2056]

作品への愛を感じる。 え？英語で書けって？すまんな英語出来ないタイプのイエローモンキーなんだ。

[@blakeziesler5747]

I don't know why, but this is adorable

[@martinmelanopaz6925]

I would tell you that this incredible but come on... You already got a whole comment section to do that (but seriously this is so good)

[@Loderyod]

He protects He attacks But most importantly He *ROLS*

[@nightshifter1010]

This was amazing. It's the first thing I've seen from you, and I loved everything about it. It must have taken ages but god damn was it worth it. I'll make sure to check out more of your content.

[@Miniselkie]

Amazing, incredible, wonderful, lights a fire in my soul

[@herrscherofsweets9583]

The cutest thing i've seen this week

[@nerdknight9]

I get it’s meant to be a meme and all, but this is genuinely epic 💀